Chapter 88: The Demonic Aura in Spring City
Chapter 88: The Demonic Aura in Spring City
A trace of astonishment appeared on Qin Jiuyue’s delicate face.
Based on her understanding of Ling Yi, she had guessed he might refuse, but she never expected him to refuse so bluntly.
Without any hesitation.
Without a second thought.
This vaguely reminded her of when they first met…
It was the same old flavor.
But… this was too much!
You haven’t even heard what kind of sect it is, and you already refuse?
Qin Jiuyue stared at Ling Yi with her particularly beautiful big eyes for a long while. “Why?”
“A sect that can’t even protect its own disciples? Not interested,” Ling Yi threw out a random reason.
“But I’m not a disciple of that sect yet,” Qin Jiuyue said, resting her forehead on her hand, looking both helpless and frustrated. “That reason of yours is so unconvincing!”
“Anyway, I’m not going. Not interested. Let’s just drink. To our fifty-ninth day of knowing each other, cheers.” Ling Yi raised his wine glass with a smile.
Holding her glass, Qin Jiuyue still looked incredulous as she watched Ling Yi. “I’m really curious, Ling Yi, do you already have a master or belong to a sect?”
Did he?
Did the Enchantress count as a master?
She definitely did.
To be precise about his teaching lineage, Ling Yi’s first teacher should have been his adoptive father, Shen Xiaowu.
But between father and son, such formalities weren’t observed. So, up to now, the only true master in Ling Yi’s mind was actually that boastful Enchantress.
Even though it was never explicitly stated, it was an established fact.
With the Enchantress around, why would he need to seek out another master?
How many people in this world could casually whip up a Cultivation Method perfectly suited for you in minutes?
Maybe such people existed, but were they easy to come by?
Even if you met one, why would they bother with you?
Who did you think you were?
After seeing how the Heaven’s Gate Sect behaved, Ling Yi didn’t have much fondness for sects either.
Besides, he carried too many secrets himself; joining a sect would bring more harm than good.
Still, he was grateful to Qin Jiuyue.
Even if some large sect had secretly observed and taken a fancy to him, the message had ultimately come through Qin Jiuyue.
“Even though I don’t want to join a sect, I still want to express my thanks. Later, please thank them on my behalf for their kind regard,” Ling Yi said, looking at Qin Jiuyue. “Just say that Ling Yi has a worldly heart and a lazy body, really not cut out for joining a sect…”
Just as Qin Jiuyue was about to speak, the doorbell suddenly rang.
Ling Yi sat there without moving.
“The doorbell is ringing,” Qin Jiuyue said, looking at him.
“Hmm,” Ling Yi nodded.
“…”
You’re so lazy it’ll be the death of you!
Muttering under her breath, Qin Jiuyue stood up and pressed the switch for the video intercom. She immediately froze.
Ling Yi glanced at the intercom screen and saw a stranger calmly looking into the camera. It was a quite handsome face, though not as handsome as his own.
He didn’t recognize him.
Most likely here for Qin Jiuyue.
Sure enough, Qin Jiuyue glanced at Ling Yi and said, “I’ll go send him away.”
Ling Yi sighed. “Since he’s already found his way here, let’s go out and see together.”
With that, he stood up and walked out first.
Qin Jiuyue quickened her pace, stepping out ahead of Ling Yi, her expression seeming somewhat angry.
Arriving at the courtyard gate, she opened it. Looking at the person standing outside, she furrowed her beautiful brows and said coolly, “Why are you here?”
The young man smiled slightly, as if not noticing Qin Jiuyue’s anger. He glanced at the tall, handsome young man who followed her out, then said in a gentle tone, “I saw your car parked outside, so I came to check.”
Qin Jiuyue let out a cold laugh. “So many families live in this alley. You’re truly talented, finding this place right away.”
The young man still didn’t get angry, smiling as he said, “Since I said I’d pursue you, naturally I need to learn more about you.”
Qin Jiuyue looked at him coldly. “Including inviting my ex from the contract marriage to your company?”
The young man paused for a moment, looking at Qin Jiuyue. “You know about that?”
Before Qin Jiuyue could say anything, the young man continued with a smile, “I know he’s scum, and he’s full of hatred for you. After he left Spring City, while drinking with others, he mentioned several times that he wanted revenge. I’m a rather chivalrous person; I definitely can’t allow such a thing to happen. So I came up with a way to get him under my wing. With someone like that, only under my watchful eye can I feel at ease.”
As he spoke, the young man glanced at Ling Yi and smiled again. “If I’m not mistaken, you are Ling Yi, right? Nice to meet you. My surname is You, given name Baofeng. ‘Bao’ as in treasure, ‘Feng’ as in abundant.”
Ling Yi nodded. “Hello.”
He naturally had no ulterior motives towards this big sister Qin Jiuyue; his mind was clear. But he couldn’t not help Qin Jiuyue either. Moreover, he had a feeling that this person named You Baofeng seemed very hypocritical.
Of course, it was also possible that because he was on Qin Jiuyue’s side, he was being prejudiced.
Anyway, he didn’t like this kind of person.
“Do you mind if I come in and sit?” You Baofeng said, smiling at Ling Yi.
“I do mind,” Ling Yi replied, also smiling.
“Huh?” You Baofeng, who had been about to step inside, almost stumbled over his words upon hearing Ling Yi’s reply.
The smile on his face immediately faded slightly. He raised an eyebrow and looked at Ling Yi.
“Sorry, I don’t know you. And Jiuyue and I are having a meal. We don’t wish to be disturbed,” Ling Yi said calmly, looking at You Baofeng.
Qin Jiuyue felt a surge of joy in her heart. It seemed she was right to ask Ling Yi!
Someone who could publicly kill a Fourth-Order Golden Body, regardless of how he did it, certainly didn’t lack courage.
“Heh, friend, you’re being a bit disrespectful,” You Baofeng said, smiling as he looked at Ling Yi.
“I don’t know you. Why should I give you face?” Ling Yi retorted.
Qin Jiuyue looked at You Baofeng and said, “You Baofeng, I don’t want you to keep appearing in my life. We were friends in the past, and at most, we can only be friends in the future. Also, I don’t want you to take your anger out on my friend. He’s right; we’re having a meal and don’t wish to be disturbed.”
You Baofeng looked calmly at Qin Jiuyue, then at Ling Yi, and said indifferently, “Bringing along a Dao Enlightenment Master, using a Domain Field to suppress a Golden Body, killing him publicly… impressive skills! The world knows you, Ling Yi, for being fierce and imposing, and praises your blood revenge. But they don’t know that without that Dao Enlightenment Master, you couldn’t even scratch that Golden Body’s skin.”
“That same night, the bloody night at the Imperial Garden, you used the same method again to kill several Cabinet officials, toppling a huge interest group in one fell swoop… Such a feat could go down in history! Astonishing, moving, and admirable!”
“Having a Dao-Entry Grade master from a sect helping you must feel really great, right? Do you feel incredibly powerful yourself, looking down on the world?”
“So, little friend, do you think that just because it’s a sect, it must be amazing? That as long as it’s Dao Enlightenment, it can guarantee you safety?”
You Baofeng spoke these words with a smile, but their content was filled with mockery, doubt, and… threat.
Ling Yi looked at him. “What’s it to you?”
You Baofeng was so choked by the reply he almost couldn’t catch his breath. The smile finally disappeared from his face as he looked at Ling Yi. “There’s an old saying: ‘Listen to advice and you’ll eat well.’ Little friend, to be honest, the only reason I’m still patiently talking to you now is because, in front of Jiuyue, I don’t want her to see anything too bloody!”
He then looked at Qin Jiuyue. “You were worried about why I brought your contract ex to my side… wondering what I intended, right? Don’t worry. If nothing went wrong, he should have become fertilizer by now.”
Qin Jiuyue, who already had an unpleasant expression, froze on the spot. She stared at him. “What do you mean?”
You Baofeng chuckled. “My company has a set of high-temperature incineration equipment. Very expensive, but I have to admit, it works wonderfully! Much more powerful than a crematorium’s furnace… It can burn a person to ashes in minutes.”
He looked at Ling Yi. “Would you like to give it a try?”
“You Baofeng!” Qin Jiuyue instantly flared up. “You’re a psychopath! Are you insane?”
You Baofeng chuckled. “Women, so hypocritical. Dare you say you didn’t want that dog to disappear from this world forever?”
“Just because of your status, position, reputation… you didn’t dare do such a thing! Right?”
“But I dared. I did what you wanted but didn’t dare to do, and I don’t even need your thanks.”
He looked at Ling Yi, disdain unconcealed in his eyes, and said, “Stay away from Jiuyue. Get out of Spring City, and never let me see you again. Remember, this isn’t me giving you face. You don’t deserve it! I’m doing this for the sake of the sect behind you. You only get this one chance. If you refuse…”
“Then I refuse. You don’t need to give me a chance,” Ling Yi interrupted You Baofeng flatly, looking at him seriously. “Do you really want to kill me?”
“What if I do?” You Baofeng’s tone gradually turned icy, and the disdain in his eyes grew stronger. “Don’t think just because the Dao Enlightenment master protecting you isn’t here right now, it makes a difference. Even if they were here… so what?”
“Is it that if you name the backer behind you, you can scare the person protecting me to death?” Ling Yi asked with a sincere, inquiring expression.
A cold killing intent flashed in You Baofeng’s eyes.
Qin Jiuyue took a step forward, positioning half her body in front of Ling Yi. She looked coldly at You Baofeng. “I think you haven’t quite grasped something. The Moon Gazing Sect wants to take Ling Yi as a disciple… You Baofeng, you’re not the only one in this world who can enter a sect!”
Moon Gazing Sect?
Ling Yi indicated he hadn’t heard of it and asked the Enchantress.
The Enchantress in his mind also said she hadn’t heard of it.
“There are so many minor sects. How could I have heard of every single one? Don’t ask me such childish questions in the future.”
“…”
“However, there is a demonic aura in this city.”
The Enchantress’s following words put Ling Yi slightly on alert.
“You mean this person?”
“Mhm, I just sensed it. He has a faint demonic aura on him. In this city… there’s an even stronger demonic aura. There’s a high chance this person isn’t a sect disciple at all. He probably sought refuge with the Demi-Human Race and became a disciple.”
The Enchantress said calmly.
“Can we fight him?” Ling Yi asked.
“Shouldn’t be a big problem,” the Enchantress said indifferently. “But usually, the Demi-Human Race moving in the Mortal World keeps a low profile. They might not be willing to take action.”
Alright, with the Enchantress’s words, Ling Yi had a rough idea.
Over there, after hearing Qin Jiuyue’s words, You Baofeng also fell silent for a moment. Then he suddenly laughed. “My sincere apologies for disturbing you today.”
With that, he turned and left.
“Wait!” Qin Jiuyue called out to him. “Is Wei Bo Lin really dead?”
“Heh, do you still have feelings for him?” You Baofeng didn’t answer directly. Instead, he asked a question in return, then strode away. As he walked, he said, “Little friend surnamed Ling, if you truly enter the Moon Gazing Sect, then I won’t contend with you. Otherwise… just wait to be burned to ashes!”
Ling Yi stopped him. “Then you wait a moment.”
A sneer appeared at the corner of You Baofeng’s mouth. He turned back, looking at Ling Yi with a mocking expression. “What? Are you scared?”
Ling Yi formed a fist with his hand and punched straight at his face—
“I’m scared of your mother!”